Australian Braille Authority
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- 1. Personnel
- 1.2 Apologies
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A  USTRALIAN BRAILLE AUTHORITY
A subcommittee of the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc. Chair : Bruce Maguire, bruce@brucemaguire.com; (02) 96863665 Secretary: Leona Holloway, leona.holloway@visionaustralia.org (03) 9864 9326 
Australian Braille Authority 2008 Annual Meeting 11th April 2008 Mantra on Russell, Russell St, Melbourne Vic Contents:
1.1 Roll Call 1.2 Apologies 1.3 In memoriam
2.1 Housekeeping arrangements 2.2 Confirmation of agenda
3.1 Adoption of minutes 3.2 Business arising from 2007 minutes
5.1 ABA Annual Report 2007-2008 5.2 State and territory reports 6. ABA State/Territory funding model 7. ABA Strategic review 8. International Reports 8.1 ICEB report from General Assembly 8.2 Report on braille-related activities in the Pacific Region 8.3 Remarks from ICEB incoming Chair 8.4 Update on activities of the World Braille Council (Aubrey Webson) 8.5 English Braille International Roundup – opportunity for international observers to give an update from their country including plans for celebrating the Louis Braille Bicentennial and UEB 9. Discussion of UEB implementation 9.1 UEB Primer and Rule Book 9.2 Implementation of UEB – opportunity for updates and questions 9.3 UEB and the Duxbury Braille Translator 9.3.1 Update on Duxbury activities (Joe Sullivan) 9.4 General Discussion 10. Trans-Tasman Braille proficiency certificate 11. General Business 11.1 Celebration of Bicentennial of Louis Braille 11.2 Update on Braillespace: The Braille Window Project – Bruce Maguire 11.3 Other activities 11.4 Other business 12. Meeting Close 13. Appendices 13.1 ABA Annual Report 2007-2008 by Bruce Maguire, ABA Chair 13.2 ACT Report 13.3 NSW Report 13.4 Queensland Report 13.5 South Australia Report 13.6 Tasmania Report 13.7 Victoria Report 13.8 Western Australia Report 13.9 Resolutions of the ICEB General Assembly 2008 13.10 Pacific Region Report 
1. PersonnelBruce Maguire, Chair of the Australian Braille Authority, opened the 2008 Annual Meeting and welcomed all delegates, observers, and international visitors. 1.1 Roll CallACT Department of Education and Training Robert Wood - delegate Association of Blind Citizens NSW Marie Shang - delegate Australian Braille Authority QLD Linda Triasmono - delegate Australian Braille Authority NSW Nicola Stowe - delegate Australian Braille Authority SA Stefan Slucki - delegate Australian Braille Authority Victoria Allen Egerton - delegate Australian Braille Authority WA Paul Bell - delegate Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) William (Bill) Jolley - delegate Brailleways Bruce Maguire - delegate Canberra Blind Society Deb Quinnell - delegate Catholic Education Office, Parramatta Annette Sutherland - delegate Consumers Ramona Mandy - observer Sam Taylor - observer CNIB, Canada Darleen Bogart - observer Helen McMillan - observer Nancy Barker - observer Phyllis Landon - observer Betty Nobel - observer Debbie Gillespie - observer Department of Education and Training NSW Josie Howse - delegate Department of Education Training and the Arts QLD Chris Gilbert - delegate Department of Education and Training WA/VIS Inge Carter - delegate Duxbury Systems, US Joe Sullivan - observer Information Alternatives Christine Simpson - delegate Jolley William and Associates Bill Jolley - delegate Queensland Braille Writing Association Wendy Sara - delegate Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) Brian Conway - delegate Tricia d'Apice - observer Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB, UK) Pete Osborne - observer Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB) Mary Schnackenberg - observer Maria Stevens - observer Moira Clunie - observer Janet Reynolds - observer Raeleen Smith - observer Royal Society for the Blind South Australia (RSB SA) Stefan Slucki - delegate South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI) Leanne Smith - delegate Statewide Vision Resource Centre, Department of Education Victoria (SVRC) Deb Lewis - delegate Marion Blaze - observer Torch Trust for the Blind, UK Mike Townsend - observer Vision Australia Peter Le - delegate Debra Murphy - observer Maryanne Diamond - observer Tim Evans - observer Leona Holloway - observer Mark Walters - observer Sarah Fitzgerald - observer World Braille Council Aubrey Webson - observer 1.2 ApologiesFrances Gentle 1.3 In MemoriamBruce acknowledged the contributions of Peng Lee and Dr Keith Watkins to braille during their lives. Peng Lee was an itinerant vision support teacher in the Canberra Education Department. Peng was a Support Teacher for Vision who had worked with the ACT Department of Education and Training for 25 years. He worked in both the hearing areas and vision areas. He originally trained in South Australia after moving to Australia from Malaysia. He had exceptional skills in maths, science and braille and as a result was able to provide very high quality support for braille using students in these areas. He really liked UEB and was very quick to understand and apply the new code, especially when proofreading. He was very much loved by his students who all appreciated the support he was able to give him. He was much respected by his colleagues who miss his exceptional skill, professionalism, enthusiasm and company. Dr Keith Watkins was a former President of the ICEVI Pacific Region and Foundation Chairman of the International Association for the Education of the DeafBlind. Most of his career was spent with the NSW Department of Education. He was Principal of the North Rocks School for Blind Children, Inspector of Schools for Special Education; and Assistant Director, Special Education. He was also a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators, and retired in 1988. In 2005 he authored ‘Education for people with impaired vision: From Antiquity to the Antipodes in 2000’, which was based on his Macquarie University PhD thesis “Towards systematic education of the Blind in Australia”. He was a passionate advocate for braille. Yüklə 157,93 Kb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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